What does "alexandrine" mean?
Alexandrine: Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. Bancroft.
Additional senses
- 2.A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables. The needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Pope.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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